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That’s because Apple ’ s discounted $ 29 battery replacement program is set to end on Dec. Apple first introduced the program in the wake of the “Batterygate” fiasco. In short, the controversy focused on a power management feature that throttled the performance of iPhones with degraded batteries

If you've been putting off getting your iPhone battery replaced at a discounted rate, time is running out.

It's almost been a year since Apple first announced its iPhone battery replacement program. The program provides a discount for iPhone users to get their battery replaced, regardless of whether or not it passes Apple's battery tests.

The last day to get your iPhone's battery replaced for the discounted fee of $29 is Dec. 31, 2018. After that, the replacement charge will go up to $49 for eligible models except for the iPhone X, which will cost $69.

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Apple is reducing the price of an out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacement by — from to $ 29 — for anyone with an iPhone 6 or later whose battery needs to be replaced , available worldwide through December 2018.

Apple had launched this battery replacement program when it was discovered that the company had throttled the performance of older iPhones that had degrading batteries . According to Apple , this was done to prevent the phones from shutting down at random, which some users had initially discovered.

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Apple's most recent iPhone models -- the XS , XS Max , and XR -- are not eligible, with a new battery currently priced at $69.

You can view your battery's current health to see if iOS suggests getting the battery replaced, or it it's performing as expected by opening the Settings app on your iPhone, then going to Battery > Battery Health. If you see either "Performance management applied" or "Battery health unknown" as your battery's status, then you would benefit from getting a new battery.

To get the battery replaced, schedule an appointment at a local Apple Store or schedule sending in your phone for service if you don't live by an Apple Store. You can do both of those through Apple's dedicated iPhone battery replacement webpage. But hurry, time is running out.

You can now buy a SIM-free iPhone XR

You can get an unlocked iPhone XR that’s not tied to a carrier.

Thanks to all the backlash that followed, Apple announced a $ 29 iPhone battery replacement program that runs throughout 2018. There might be a heavy rush at Apple stores at the end of this year with consumers looking to take advantage of this program at the very last minute, so you should

If your iPhone ’ s battery does not last as long as it used to, now is the perfect time to consider purchasing a first-party battery from Apple at just $ 29 To appease disgruntled customers, the Cupertino company dropped price of its iPhone battery replacement program from the usual

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